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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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